Definitions of Control [ənˈtroʊl]

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Definition of 'Control'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) control
to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate, regulate, or command.

2.  control
to hold in check; curb:
to control one's emotions.

3.  control
to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison.

4.  control
to prevent the flourishing or spread of:
to control a forest fire.

5. (v.i.) control
to exercise control.

6. (n.) control
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
Who's in control here?

7.  control
check or restraint:
My anger was under control.

8.  control
a legal or official means of regulation or restraint:
wage and price controls; gun control.

9.  control
a standard of comparison in scientific experimentation.

10.  control
a person or subject that serves in such a comparison.

11.  control
a person who acts as a check; controller.

12.  control
a device for regulating, guiding, or directing the operation of a machine, apparatus, or vehicle.

13.  control
controls, a coordinated arrangement of such devices.

14.  control
prevention of the flourishing of something undesirable:
rodent control.

15.  control
a spiritual agency believed to assist a medium at a séance.

Etymology: (1425–75; late ME co(u)ntrollen (v.) < AF contreroller to keep a duplicate account or roll, der. of contrerolle (n.))

Definition of 'Control'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) control
power to direct or determine
"under control"

2. (noun) control
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
"measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"

3. (noun) control
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
"the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"

4. (noun) control condition, control
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
"the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"

5. (noun) control
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
"the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

6. (noun) dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
"her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

7. (noun) restraint, control
discipline in personal and social activities
"he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

8. (noun) command, control, mastery
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
"a good command of French"

9. (noun) control, controller
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
"the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"

10. (noun) control
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

11. (verb) control
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
"they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"

12. (verb) control, command
exercise authoritative control or power over
"control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

13. (verb) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
"moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

14. (verb) operate, control
handle and cause to function
"do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

15. (verb) manipulate, keep in line, control
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
"She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

16. (verb) control, verify
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
"Are you controlling for the temperature?"

17. (verb) control
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
"control an account"

18. (verb) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

19. (verb) master, control
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
"Do you control these data?"

Definition of 'Control'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) control
the power or authority to make sth happen
The manager has no control over the situation.

2.  control
in control of
controlling
Who's in control of advertising?; in control of your emotions

3.  control
under control
being controlled
Please keep your dogs under control.; We have the situation under control.

4.  control
out of control
not able to be controlled
a teenager who is completely out of control

5.  control
take control
to begin to control
The army took control of the refugee camp.

6.  control
lose control
to not be able to control
a teacher who has lost control of her students

7.  control
an official limit or restriction
the control of hazardous substances

8.  control
a switch on a machine for operating it
the control switch

9. (verb) control
to have authority or power over
islands in the Pacific controlled by France; to control your own destiny

10.  control
to make sth run or operate
A computer controls the lighting.

11.  control
to limit or restrict sth bad; = regulate
a company trying to control their costs; unable to control your anger

Definition of 'Control'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Control
a duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register

2. (noun) Control
that which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint

3. (noun) Control
power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control

4. (verb) Control
to check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute

5. (verb) Control
to exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower

Definition of 'Control'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Control
1. Authority that may be less than full command exercised by a commander over part of the activities of subordinate or other organizations. 2. In mapping, charting, and photogrammetry, a collective term for a system of marks or objects on the Earth or on a map or a photograph, whose positions or elevations (or both) have been or will be determined. 3. Physical or psychological pressures exerted with the intent to assure that an agent or group will respond as directed. 4. An indicator governing the distribution and use of documents, information, or material. Such indicators are the subject of intelligence community agreement and are specifically defined in appropriate regulations. See also administrative control; operational control; tactical control.

Translation of 'Control'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.
Afrikaans: beheer	Arabic: سَيطَرَه	Bulgarian: власт
Brazilian: controle	Czech: vliv, vláda, moc	German: die Kontrolle
Danish: kontrol; magt; herredømme	Greek: έλεγχος, εξουσία	Spanish: control, mando, poder
Estonian: kontroll, võim	Farsi: اختیار؛ کنترل	Finnish: hallinta
French: pouvoir; autorité	Hebrew: שְׁלִיטָה	Hindi: नियंत्रण
Croatian: moć, vlast	Hungarian: irányítás	Indonesian: wewenang
Icelandic: stjórn	Italian: controllo, autorità	Japanese: 支配
Korean: 지휘	Lithuanian: valdymas, galia	Latvian: kontrole; uzraudzība; var
Malay: kawal	Dutch: macht	Norwegian: herredømme, kontroll, mak
Polish: władza	Persian: اختیار؛ کنترل	Pashto: كنټرولول، په ټاكلى ځاې كى
Portuguese: controle	Romanian: putere; autoritate	Russian: контроль;власть
Slovak: ovládanie, autorita	Slovenian: oblast	Serbian: kontrola
Swedish: kontroll, herravälde	Thai: อำนาจในการควบคุม	Turkish: denetim, kontrol
Taiwanese: 控制	Ukrainian: нагляд; контроль	Urdu: اختيار، اقتدار، تسلط
Vietnamese: kiểm soát	Chinese: 控制
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